U.S.-Iran War Escalates: Third Night of Strikes, Hormuz Blockade Declared

U.S. Central Command completed its third consecutive night of strikes on Iran at President Trump's direction, targeting what Washington describes as Iranian missile infrastructure used to attack Gulf shipping. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps responded by striking two oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz with cruise missiles, killing one crew member and wounding eight, per UAE reporting. Jordan separately intercepted and downed four Iranian ballistic missiles that entered its airspace. Trump declared the U.S. is 'taking over' the Strait of Hormuz and would charge commercial ships for protection — a statement ABC News reports unravels the last concession of a preliminary peace deal. Brent crude rose to a one-month high near $85 per barrel on the news.